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by eggyannie 26 May 2014 ( edited Jun 09'14 02:39 )
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TIP FOR JOINING BATTING

Do you need a large piece of batting but every piece you have is too small? No problem, just try this fix it tip and you will do two things in one. achieved the large piece you want and used up some of those smaller pieces you have hanging around
First you need to have two straight edges,
Overlap two pieces of batting by at least one inch, next using a straight edge guide and a roller blade cut a line between the two overlaps and then remove the waste pieces. You now have two pieces of batting with nice a nice clean cut edge.
Butt the two pieces together but not overlapping.
For the next step you will need some very fine iron on interfacing cut into one inch wide strips. you can use up left over interfacing for this as long as any end piece is overlapped.
with the two edges of the batting butted up but not overlapping lay a strip of the interfacing with the glue side down along the cut edges of the batting. Place a silicon sheet or some baking paper over the top of the interfacing and with a warm iron press down to fuse the batting to the interfacing.
Allow it to cool and you now have one larger section of batting, Repeat the above to make the batting as large as you want it.
You can now feel very pleased with yourself as you have reduced that pile of bits and turned them into something you can use and have also saved money while doing it.
Hope you enjoy this stash buster tip

Comments (21)
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by mops 26 May 2014
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Nice tip to use the iron-on interfacing, I used to stitch them together by hand with a ladder stitch. This is so much faster.
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by snowbird42 26 May 2014
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hanks annie for this t I too used to just sitch them together your way gives a much neater result...thank you...soozie[
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by lori2 26 May 2014
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There is a product on the market called Batting seam tape I have used, but it can get a little pricey. I always have interfacing on hand so I'll use it next time. Thanks.
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by eggyannie 26 May 2014
Not seen that in the UK but i have a lot of this interfacing having purchased a 100 metre roll for just £5.00 several years ago.
by ssampsel 07 Jun 2014
i have used the tape & it works ok but i like this idea better! thanks for sharing.
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by marianb 26 May 2014
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Will have to try this method, normaly I would use the widest zig zag on my machine to join the peices...thanks
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by sewilso 26 May 2014
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Thanks very much for your handy tip!
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by 02kar 26 May 2014
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Great tip. Thanks
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by cfidl 26 May 2014
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I have seen this before, done it once, and it works! Batting today is so much better than now.Thanks Annie you give us an edge!
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by shozo1271 26 May 2014
+7
Great Tip! Thanks! ***FLOWERS to all***
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by icana 26 May 2014
+9
I sew mine together with a zig zag stitch.
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by dragonflyer 26 May 2014
+8
Great tip, and I have done this...but when I'm in a pinch, I just butt the straight edges together and zig zag them together with thread that matches the batting...this also works well.
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by jrob 26 May 2014
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Thanks once again, Annie for a great tip!
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by imagona2 26 May 2014
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Thank you,I never thought of doing that.
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by ribblev 27 May 2014
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Thanks Annie, much quicker than my hand stitching method, I will certainly be trying this one. Thanks for sharing......Ann
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by crafter2243 27 May 2014
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Thanks Annie for this great tip.
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by bowlds 01 Jun 2014
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I needed this tip, thanks!
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by edithfarminer 06 Jun 2014
+3
Good idea, thanks
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by ssampsel 07 Jun 2014
+2
thanks, i can surely use this tip.
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by susiesembroidery 07 Jun 2014
+1
This is a great tip, thank you very much.
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by noah 07 Jun 2014
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Thanks Annie love your idea hugs From Canada!!!Carolyn
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by debswebster 07 Jun 2014
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Thanks Annie, I like this idea - I have zig-zagged pieces together before but your way would be neater.
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by sewtired 09 Jun 2014
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I like it!